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Im in California and considered moving back to NJ and doing ramp....but I can tell you that in the paperwork there usually is something about policies if the participant has a shy bladder. Up to and including self-cath in some cases. They simply arent going to let you not be observed. Sorry.

thanks so much guys...subee, do you know if it is two years total? for example, I started out here in 8/2012, so would I be done in 8/2014?

Has anyone ever transferred diversion programs? Ive been in California's since Aug 2012. I am eligible for NJ's and probably NY's as well, and I was wondering if anyone has switched. I would be switching for family reasons as well as school. Does anyone know the length of time of either of those programs? Anyone have experience with either??

Thanks for all your concern guys. I was just frustrated. I am so distracted by the board proceedings that it is taking me away from getting better. Ive got 2 appointments (psych, therapy) this week and looking for addictionologist and caduceus. By the way, does anyone know if there is a national database of sorts for the caduceus meetings? All Ive ever found was like AA for doctors. Or random meetings in Michigan or Wyoming. When I contacted the board they said they only provide meetings for people in their program which I am not in yet. :redbeatheI will keep you posted about my (hopeful) progress.

you know guys, I know that finding me on the floor is "not good" and that i "should" be reported, but I was clean for a while and relapsed, am in a lot of pain because of my actions, and am trying to pick up the pieces. I just wanted a little foresight from anyone who had been through this with the board. I dont need patronizing remarks or questions about what I was using. Does it matter? How about some support- please remember we are ALL at risk for this disease.

I was told my employer is going to the BON with information about an incident where my NM found me on the floor with a needle in the bathroom. Hosp sent me home, wouldnt drug test me, wouldnt let me go to ER. Now theyre writing a report and sending it to the board. I wrote one also, but without admission to anything. I got a drug screen the next day and it was negative. If someone reports me, what happens next?

all of you are in my prayers. i relapsed the other day- at work. God was pulling me away from the drug and I didnt listen. I am begging the Lord to keep it from getting found out and am looking for caduceus meetings and state peer support groups in the San Fran area asap. it a sin...we devote ourselves to the care of others. No matter what you believe, be it in God or nature or whatever, we put out good energy and love for others. When we get sick we dont get treated the same way.

Unless the baby is born to a known low-income family, send them home with instructions, a few diapers, and let that be it. Goody bags are absolutely ridiculous. The majority of these patients have showers for that. This isnt like going to McDonalds and getting a toy with your happy meal. Think of the money wasted, which could be better spent hiring an extra social worker or advocate for teen moms, moms without supports systems in place, or an extra lactation consultant/educator. Also, this is a hospital, not a hotel. We wonder why patients get so needy and demanding. Its because they forget that they are in a place designed to provide medical care and support while they bring their new blessing (their GIFT) into the world. An L&D unit is not all rainbows and flowers- its a unit just like any other part of the hospital. And some moms leave there with a sick baby or no baby at all. Any intelligent new parent will be overwhelmed with gratitude just for the blessing of a healthy, new baby. No extras needed.

as far as travel companies I would recommend cross country. As far as hospitals, the majority of them are wonderful. I worked at NYU for years and it was fantastic. I heard Mt. Sinai is good (I was a patient there for appendix surgery) but I believe it is very busy. Lenox Hill is a smaller, more low-key....maybe a good place to start for you. Id recommend that as your first NYC assignment. NYC is unlike working anywhere else in the country. Id also recommend staying away from Columbia/Cornell for your first assignment unless you are really brave. Those patients are super sick and they do all kinds of crazy state of the art procedures.

[color=#a52a2a]hey guys, i have signed up with ram (remote area medical) here in the us to volunteer as an rn on their expeditions. i am really excited, however i am currently living in california. now ram holds some clinics in ca but the majority are in appalachia (which is really where i want to go!) does anyone know of ways to get discounted flights/train tickets? clearly this is something i want to do but flights to tn, ky, and va alone are around $500! i very much want to help and i dont know of any resources. it really doesnt seem fair!

thanks guys! Im trying to crack into Balboa!

you guys are awesome, thx for the advice!

wow guys, thanks for the input. i am glad i have people to help me not go into this blind. i have been working 6 yrs as a nurse, the last 5 in a 970 bed major medical center in nyc, in the icu. i have a lot of skills that took a really long time to learn, and i swear if i were on the receiving end of a reminder to chart someone elses handwashing, i would just lay down and die. a 2-person central line dressing change? i dont even know what to say. im working with talemed and they have all these assignments but they are kaiser and i am doing my best to stay away. i like a hospital that strives for safety, competence and compassion, not "perfection" and policing each other. thats big talk for an organization that floats people 3 times a shift....i guess continuity of care isnt a priority. is this the nursing culture in ca in general?

anyone struggle with this personally or know someone who has? Id love to hear your story.

[color=#a52a2a]who has traveled to these hospitals and what is your experience? thanks guys!